Dual effects of a lectin from the green seaweed Caulerpa cupressoides var. lycopodium on inflammatory mediators in classical models of inflammation.

Objective Wide biotechnological investigations of only a limited number of seaweed lectins have been performed. We previously demonstrated the anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of a lectin isolated from the green seaweed Caulerpa cupressoides var. lycopodium (CcL). Herein, we further studied the mechanisms of action of CcL.